Tour details
Individual arrival for embarkation in the Rhine metropolis of Düsseldorf. Our on-board tour guide will greet you with a welcome sparkling wine. After welcoming you, your ship will leave the pier and take you to Venlo in the Netherlands overnight.
Discover Venlo in the company of an experienced guide (optional) and stroll with us through the lively historic centre. The origins of many of the historic buildings date back to Roman times, but other eras have also left their mark on Venlo. The Renaissance-style town hall with its imposing towers forms the centre of the old town.
In December, the Leurs garden centre is transformed into a veritable Christmas paradise with festive decorations and a wide range of gift ideas. You might find a gift or two here or simply enjoy the festive atmosphere. You can end the evening relaxing on board. During the night, the journey continues to the most famous city on the Meuse.
Today, Maastricht, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, awaits you with the ‘Magical Maastricht’ event on Vrijthof Square in winter. Find out more about this city steeped in history on an optional city tour. Afterwards, you will have plenty of time to stroll through the atmospheric Christmas market with over 50 festively decorated stalls on your own.
In the afternoon, an excursion to Valkenburg is on the programme, where you will visit the unique underground Christmas market in the Gemeentegrot. In the atmospherically lit marlstone corridors, you can expect artfully decorated stalls, Christmas music and an unrivalled atmosphere.
After this impressive day, continue on to Nijmegen at night.
Around midday you reach Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands. As part of the ‘Nijmeegse Winterweken’, the city centre shines in festive lights. During an optional city tour, you will discover the more than 2,000-year-old city with the St Stevens Church, medieval town houses, restaurants and galleries.
Back on board, enjoy our gala dinner on the last evening of your river cruise and listen to our on-board musician in the bar with a glass of wine.
Arrival approx. 09:00 in Düsseldorf. After breakfast, disembarkation and individual return journey.
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Included services
- River cruise with MS SE-MANON ☀☀☀☀ as per itinerary
- 3 nights in the booked cabin category in outside cabins with shower/WC
- Luggage transfer from the pier to the cabin and back
- All-inclusive catering on board: 4 x breakfast, 3 x 4-course lunches, 3 x afternoon coffee/tea with pastries, 3 x 4-course dinners, 1 x gala dinner with 5-course menu, 4 x small midnight snack.
- Drinks package: house wine, draught beer, non-alcoholic beer, soft drinks, juices, coffee/tea and mineral water from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
- 1 x welcome sparkling wine
- On-board musician
- SE-Tours travel companion
Not included services
Arrival and departure, parking fees, drinks outside the included drinks package, personal expenses, tips, insurance, excursions, Wi-Fi.
Embarkation from 16:00 to 17:00
Disembarkation from 9:00 am
Minimum number of participants 80 persons up to 21 days before arrival
Excursion program We would be happy to send you an order form with our offer on excursions prior to departure. The excursions will be held in German language. The excursions can only be booked in English language on request (depending on the excursion agency and the minimum number of participants).
Itinerary or program are subject to change at any time. If due to low or high water levels, or bad weather conditions, a route cannot be sailed, the captain reserves the right to alter the itinerary for your safety. (No legal right shall arise in either situation). The same shall apply for repair or maintenance works on locks and bridges ordered by river and other local authorities with little or no advance.
Important notice Please bear in mind that your ship is not only your “vacation hotel”, but also a piece of equipment that is powered by an engine and has to be operated constantly, even at night (sometimes with lock and bridge passages). We recommend that guests who are particularly sensitive to noise bring earplugs. Disturbances must always be expected when passing through locks. Please note: at low water, the pool may have to be emptied to reduce the draught of the ship and is then not available.
Travel documents EU-citizens (without special situations like dual citizenship, main residence abroad or a limited-validity passport) are required to have a valid passport or ID-card, not expiring within six (6) months of the return of your cruise. We kindly ask non-EU citizens, EU-nationals with multiple citizenship or anybody who has to respect special legal entry requirements for the country to visit, to inform about visa and entry documents at the competent embassy.
This trip is not suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
We recommend that you take out a foreign travel health insurance with repatriation coverage, an accident insurance, a luggage insurance and a travel cancellation insurance.
You can cancel the trip at any time after booking. Cancellation fees can be found in the travel conditions. The travel conditions of the organizer apply: SE-Tours GmbH, Am Grollhamm 12a, 27574 Bremerhaven
I will be happy to help you plan your trip
Pia Blechschmidt
